Muddy42

I have a large eco angus boiler and heat store tank and would recommend it to anyone who recognises the work involved. it burns a lot of logs, naturally dry and well seasoned. Its best to have a system for seasoning and moving them close to the boiler. Loader and IBC cages or bags. I load ours twice a day in the winter. Its quite flexible regarding when you load it (because of the buffer tank) but its best to let it burn right down before reloading.

Totally agree, you wouldn't expect the state to subsidise bananas if the price went up would you? Don't get me wrong this is a serious issue but it should be dealt with as a wider issue of POVERTY, that the welfare system has been designed to deal with for 70 years. Its also important to differentiate between energy suppliers (that buy their energy in bulk on the wholesale market and supply it to us) and energy producers (that dig oil and gas out of the ground). Although some have common ownership, they are NOT the same thing. Don't take out your anger on energy suppliers that buy from the wholesale market, its not their fault prices are so high. Blame Putin for that. Ofgem can only set the maximum price that energy suppliers can charge customers. The price cap already reflects a price that leaves energy suppliers with zero profit and there is a real risk that more energy suppliers will go bust this winter. Taxing energy producers (BP, Shell etc.) is a different topic that can only be addressed by governments. A windfall tax on UK based energy producers is not something to do lightly. These companies are globally mobile and they could just move elsewhere unless the action is coordinated with other governments. Sudden changes in taxation also makes the UK seem an unpredictable place to do business and could affect inward investment in the future. However it is pretty certain that the next prime minister will introduce such a windfall tax, so this debate is a bit late.

Yup this is what the online manual shows, shocking level of detail, no way you can tell which way round the support flange goes. I apologise if that is what you were getting at in your post. Anyway got there in the end. Maybe someone at Husqvarna will read this and post a video on youtube or something.

Exactly like a Bellville washer. Totally not your fault, annoyed with myself and Husqvarna. The manual wasn't very helpful. There was an argument for the other way round as the collar fitted into the blade and this might have promoted concentricity.

Right I have spoken to Husqvarna and my local dealer. They say assembly should be: 1. drive disc 2. metal cup (so far the same for any attachment) 3. grass blade 4. support flange (but with the base of the dome against the blade, the opposite way from my pic above) 5. support cup and nut Apparently a small gap between the support cup and the blade is OK. The support cup is simply there as a bump protector, to protect the thread and nut. I guess it might have a minor role as a spacer washer in the stack. So I had the support flange the wrong way round. I hope I haven't done any long term damage. In my defense, the support flange does fit inside the blade when inserted this way round, but I guess it doesn't provide as much clamping force. If anyone from Husqvarna is reading this, your instructions are rubbish and the assembly picture is too small!

Is this too rustic and basic? In European larch, storm Arwen damage. Shame I’m 320 miles away from Chepstow. I have more slabs like it. If I was to do another, the back would be higher.

Alkylate for everything apart from the strimmer (because it uses so blooming much!). I put 4l of fuel measured from the pump into a reused Alkylate can and add the 2stroke oil immediately. I do three at a time. That way I know my petrol cans are for straight petrol only. There remains enough space in the Alkylate bottle to shake vigorously.

Yes and no grease on the drive. I don't think I will ever get used to reverse thread. Even if I do lots of strimming, all it takes it to turn something forwards (like a spark plug, same spanner) and the familiarity is lost. Thanks everyone for the help, I have what I need now, I'll make the stack wider somehow and replace the support up.

this guy appears to put the support flange on, the other way round from me. I’ll investigate this.

Its the stock grass blade that the machine came with. I tried it this evening with two extra washers from my workshop and the blade stayed tight, centered and spinning well. I have also ordered a replacement support cup.

You can collect and freeze pretty much any apple - the rotten and dodgier the better. Once defrosted they are all mushy and make amazing apple juice.

This is what is shown in the manual, which I believe I have followed exactly (as shown above). It still feels like the stack is too short.

Thanks, very helpful, glad it sounds like I am on the right track. There is no spacer or washer in the box nor any mention that it is required in the manual. However I have some washers that will fit. thanks again.

Hi, I have had some issues fitting the grass blade to my 555RXT. The nut reaches the end of its thread, without applying enough clamping pressure on the blade and it comes lose. Its almost like it could do with an extra washer somewhere to make the stack wider. I have ended up knackering the Support Cup. The instruction diagram that came with the machine is tiny and useless. The online instructions are different and slightly clearer. I have tried to show the steps that I follow in order. Any help appreciated, before I put a new support cup on and break it too. Thanks.

Go for it. As someone who has recently started milling, I can say its a lot of fun and very rewarding. As said, go easy on the light bar, avoid clamping anywhere near the sprocket tip as you'll damage it (like I did). I'd just add that you have nothing to lose by just cracking on with the kit you have already. Try it out before you go spending lots of extra money. For example: - I bought ripping chain, but have ended up sticking with regular hand sharpened cross cutting chain. - I bought a 36 inch and a longer bar, but found the 36 inch bar was plenty heavy enough to be working on my own with. Good luck.

I buy a online, a couple of 5l bottles of Oregon oil at a time. Chainsaw Chain and Guide Bar Oil, 5 Litre Bottle (90300) https://amzn.eu/d/hd69DoF Yes its probably expensive but I simply like the bottles as they have a narrow spout that is ideal for pouring directly into the saw. I sometimes even refill them from bigger barrels of chain oil I currently dont have a good combi can (I am meaning to rectify this!)

Thanks for the additional photos. I was wondering if there are collectors with larger grass storage capacity rather than cut width, basically a small sileage harvesting setup.

Gosh as I feared that is too frequent. Our grass looks even thicker than that. Maybe there will be someone with a larger capacity machine. I have interest for 2023 from a small farmer that also sells square hay bails. I'm not holding my breath.

Beautiful work! I'll see if anyone nearby has a flail will collector. My concern would be the capacity of the collector and that it would fill too quickly. How often do you find it fills? Yes I am concerned about the build quality. The logic ones are double the price.

I have a big old Honda quad and am thinking of getting a tow behind flail mower. I have a lot of long grass to cut - many acres in total but varied between open areas, banks, under trees, sides of road, overgrown gardens. for the past few years, we have been bringing in a contractor in August with a Avant 640 (small digger with a flail on the front) that cuts it over a few days. This is fine, but the quality of cut is shocking, the grass tends to bounce back and areas get missed. I have OCD and would like to tidy it up myself. It is (or would be) a lot of work to tidy it up with the strimmer. Has anyone any experience of the Kellfri flail mowers (15 - 25 HP) ? Can they cope with long grass? Can the quad go slow enough? Thanks Mower for ATV | Strongest in the Nordic region | Simple to buy online WWW.KELLFRI.CO.UK Heavy duty – strongest ATV mower in the Nordic region. Wide ATV range at Kellfri. Buy today from Kellfri.

It depends on the wood and whether the flue is warm. I find all kinds of techniques work in a stove as long as you have dry seasoned wood. Mostly I use two full sized large logs with nest of newspaper and kindling in between. Sometimes I will then add more paper on top if the flue is cold. A neighbour still reads a daily newspaper so I can use plenty. Firelighters are unnecessary/expensive/un environmentally friendly. I also find 'riddling' a gap in the multi-fuel grate stoves is helpful to promote airflow.

With my limited experience of this brush cutter (4 tanks), I do not feel the need for a mulching blade yet. Compared to smaller brush cutters, that are generally used at the limit of their capacity, it matters much less what attachment the 555rxt has on it - anything in its path is mulched and turned to dust. I have used the grass head (3mm and 4.4mm square line) and flat 3 blade grass cutter pretty much interchangeably. This grass blade destroys brambles, somehow it seems to mulch as it goes, cutting on the forward stroke and mulching on the return stroke (if that makes sense). What guard? No seriously, the brushcutter comes with two guards. One big guard for grass with the razor blade to trim the string. I haven't used this as I like to control the length of string myself and not leave bits everywhere, so I have just used the other, blade guard. This guard should be fine with other blades of the same diameter the same sized center hole. The manual explains how to swap blades.

Just bought a 555rxt, tried it out and was pretty impressed. I usually go for Stihl, but I like the fact this is a simple machine without autotune and much cheaper than the equivalent Stihl. It has masses of power, whatever you cut with it, the engine note barely changes. I have used strimmers without guards before, but I am being pretty cautious with this one (guard, visor and chainsaw trousers) as that power could really chuck a stone at you. Yes it is thirsty, but more fuel = more cut grass !

I have one too, great saw.

Sorry for any confusion, Glad we agree. I guess I am referring to pages 3 and 4 and then the "knackered old stove comments." I was fine with the Defra rules (because they didn't apply to me in the sticks) but these new rules are a bit too intrusive for me. They only stand to benefit stove manufacturers and installers. What will be next, certifying open fires, bonfires, birthday candles?